Chapter 765 Lend-Lease Act (Plus 6)

Why bomb the Statue of Liberty if the Germans didn't bomb the survivor to deter the United States?

Ten years ago, Germany was still incomparably weak, so small that not only Britain and France could ravage it at will, but even a country like Poland could come and kick it at any time.

But now, Germany has become strong, a powerful existence that makes people tremble, and the whole of Europe is trembling under Germany's feet!

Germany destroyed a city in half an hour, showing Germany's powerful combat capability. At this time, Germany's vanity will of course swell rapidly!

Just like now.

German submarines, sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, haunted and hunted British cargo ships, but now, even American cargo ships dare to attack!

The German plane dared to fly to the coast of the United States to observe it, and if it was unhappy, it would throw bombs on it!

The appetite of the Germans is growing, how can they be satisfied to occupy only Europe! The Germans will definitely not let the United States go!

There are facts in front of us, no doubt!

Although the members present, more or less, all benefited from Germany, but after all, they are Americans, and on this issue of right and wrong, they insisted on their position!

"Now, the Germans are occupying Britain, and once Britain is defeated, the Germans will have no opponent." Roosevelt continued: "The emergence of a unified and powerful country on the European continent is the greatest danger in the world. If we cannot If we help the United Kingdom through this crisis, we, the United States, will also be implicated.”

Roosevelt made a powerful statement. In the past, he would only be ridiculed for saying so, but now, everyone is silent, and they absolutely do not want to see this scene!

"Are we going to declare war on Germany? We, the United States, should not enter a state of war. This is not in our interest," said Senator Durren.

No matter what Roosevelt said, in short, the United States will not get on the chariot. What good is it for the United States? What Roosevelt said has not been confirmed. It is of course inappropriate to drag the United States into the quagmire of war just because of one thing.

"Of course not. Now, we have not been threatened by Germany after all, and we cannot declare war yet, but we can support Britain and let Britain defeat Germany. This is what we must do." Roosevelt looked at the crowd and said: " I propose that we lease arms and resources to Britain to help Britain fight!"

In the past, Roosevelt's support for the United Kingdom was only done in secret, and the amount was not too large. Now, Roosevelt is going to do it openly.

"Assuming a neighbor has a fire, I can only lend him the water hose that watered the garden to put out the fire, instead of asking him to pay for the hose in advance, and the neighbor can return the original after the fire is out." Roosevelt made a metaphor.

It is of course impossible to bring the United States into the war with just this one incident. Roosevelt did not intend to do so. The first thing he did when he came to Congress this time was to explain the incident and point the finger at Germany. , and the second thing, is to pass the Lend-Lease Act!

Without a large number of supplies, the UK cannot win this war. The UK lacks everything. As for the navy, the UK needs at least hundreds of warships, and the ground troops need an astronomical number of tanks. , this bill must be passed!

He just wanted to borrow something, not directly participate in the war. Hearing Roosevelt's thoughts, Old Dren was relieved. In this way, it seemed that there was not much loss to himself.

"But, what do the British use to pay their rent?" One MP suddenly thought of this serious question.

I'm talking about leasing. It sounds good. What should I do if I lease a warship and get sunk? The leased tank was destroyed? And those bullets, food, etc., are almost not rented, they are all consumables.

Therefore, this issue is also very important. Don't end up with nothing and no money!

The United Kingdom is an old capitalist country with a profound background. Although the economic crisis broke out in the 1920s, the United Kingdom was also an industrial country that got out of recession earlier.

By 1938, Britain actually had gold and dollar reserves of up to $4 billion, four times higher than in the early 1930s! (Ordinarily speaking, it should be said in accordance with the British pound, but if the United Kingdom wants to reserve, it must not be the currency of its own country)

However, the war is definitely a gold-sucking beast. In just a few months, the British gold and foreign exchange reserves have dropped sharply to 1 billion US dollars. That's a dangerous number, signaling that the time for a rupture in UK cash flow is not far off.

Britain has no money, what can the United Kingdom borrow?

In the secret agreement, the United Kingdom exchanged Canada with Canada, but this agreement can not be implemented until Germany wins, so if it is not won, there is a possibility of failure.

Moreover, not everyone is interested in expansion, so if Roosevelt throws these out, it may not be able to impress the congressmen present, but, if you change it, that's enough!

"So, here I have a proposal, if Churchill wants us to help, there is a fairly quick solution now, and that is to sell the shares of the major American industrial companies held by the British."

When Roosevelt said this plan, the entire hall of the conference room calmed down in an instant. As members, they all represent major families and various forces. Roosevelt's words made them smell business opportunities. !

You must know that the UK still has tens of billions of dollars of "idle assets" overseas. If the British want to get the US to agree to support, the UK will have to jump off the building and sell it. At the same time, the US capitalists will make a lot of money. Full bowl.

Why doesn't the US Congress agree to go to war with Germany? Isn't it because German capital has fed American capitalists? Now, there are new benefits! So many assets in the United Kingdom are now the fish of the United States!

Many people's eyes are full of light, and when today's meeting is over, they will notify the forces behind them as soon as possible!

"The drafting of the specific Lend-Lease Act will take time. I hope that Congress can grant me the power to give Britain some support first, so that the United Kingdom can resist the German attack." Roosevelt said: "At the same time, we can also use this time. , let the British immediately sell some companies to us, such as American Man-made Fibers, now, please support my plan."

Roosevelt looked at the congressmen present. His words had already conquered the support of most of them!